We've seen plenty of "Best of the Decade" lists around, but not one is related to Linux distribution. So it's only fitting that we will give credit to the best Linux distros that dominated the last decade (2000-2009), or most part of it.

One of the best ways to measure a Linux distribution's caliber is to look at its popularity. Since Distrowatch is the only site that religiously measures the popularity of distros through its "Page Hit Ranking" system, let's take a look at first at some of its data gathered from 2002-2009.

I think there's no doubt that Ubuntu is the best Linux distribution of the last decade. It started its ascend in 2005, and from then on its popularity has been astounding. But to those of you who don't agree with me (or with the stats), you may cast your votes below.